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Effectiveness of a One-year Group Program for Fatigue Management in Minimally Impaired People With Multiple Sclerosis (HCB_MS)
Effectiveness of a One-year Group Program for Fatigue Management in Minimally Impaired People With Multiple Sclerosis: a Non-randomized, Open-label, Controlled Clinical Trial
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (Academic or other)
- Enrolment
- 24 enrolled
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Interventions
- Fatigue management program
- Ages
- children, adults, older adults
- Registry
- NCT07028879
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
From the registry
Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms, experienced by between 50% and 100% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), and contributes significantly to the consequences of MS and perceived disability in the daily lives of those with the condition. On the one hand, practicing different forms of physical exercise (PE) has demonstrated effective management of perceived fatigue, and the literature strongly supports the need for regular exercise in patients with MS. On the other hand, energy conservation programs and cognitive-behavioral interventions have demonstrated improvements in self-efficacy, participation in social life, perceived control over their disease, and a reduction in the perceived impact of fatigue, particularly in the physical and psychosocial domains of life. Therefore, in this study, a physical therapist and an occupational therapist will conduct a one-year group program focused on educational and practical learning of techniques and strategies, keeping in mind that lifestyle changes take time to become permanent. It is important to highlight that, as MS…
Primary outcomes
- To determine the effectiveness of this program after completion (12 months after the start of the program) and at mid-term follow-up (18 months) in reducing the severity of perceived fatigue by the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS).
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